Back in 2019, Gab Waller would never have expected that her first client as a personal shopper would be the English model and actor Rosie Huntington-Whitely. Based in Australia and working for the local government at the time, Waller couldn’t have been further away from the world of high fashion that she wanted to break into.
The turning point came when Huntington-Whiteley posted on Instagram that she was looking for a particular Celine coat. “I had spoken to a boutique in Denmark a week prior who had the coat. I messaged them straight away asking if they still had it, and they said yes, but I wondered how I could possibly get in touch with Rosie,” said Waller, noting it was unlikely the celebrity would see, let alone…